Carol Daniel
Kasbari is an activist-citizen in the Middle East -- a Palestinian scholar,
writer, wife, and mother.
The accomplished facilitator of people and of change defines four actions to
speed up war's end:

Carol is an
exemplary citizen-leader of the 2000s -- The Citizens' Century.
There are more people like Carol.More innovators.The best of us.In each of us.

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L&L

Citzens
Awakening
On Streets

Winds of change
blowing from the Middle East leave no nation unaffected.
"Taking to the streets" is being re-defined.
Acknowledging the important "no more" and "anti," some
protest movements are adding the "yes" with face-to-face human
engagement, listening, and illustrating tomorrow.

September 2011 in 40 places across Israel, 10,000 women and men assembled
around 1,000 tables with facilitators to humanize one another and brainstorm
about next-steps for themselves and their shared future.
This moment illustrated a new breed of leadership, the importance of hosting,
excellent communication, and the power of co-creation.SEE PHOTOS:

March 2005
introduced BLOOD RELATIVE --
http://traubman.igc.org/bloodrel.htm
-- in theaters, the story of one person with a Muslim Palestinian father and
Jewish Israeli mother.September 2011 gave us more -- BLOOD RELATIONS.This time it's not theater but collective action by courageous citizens in
the Holy Land.

The Parents Circle ~ Families Forum -- http://www.theparentscircle.com/Home.aspx
-- is more than 600 Palestinian and Israeli families who have lost an immediate
family member in their conflict."It won't stop, until we talk," they conclude.

They meet face to face in a reconciliation process that must be be in place -- a mandatory part of any future political
agreements.No relationships, no peace, they remind us.SEE them reach out to each other:

September
2011, after
sixty years of blood loss it was time to give blood.. .for each other.Israelis and Palestinians exchanged blood donations.Thus, they forged blood relationships between future recipients. The first to be invited to donate blood to each other were PCFF members of
both sides of the relationship.
The project was launched on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 as part of the
International Peace Day.

Palestinian and Jewish citizens donated blood to each other.
"Could you hurt someone who had your blood running through their
veins?" they announced.SEE INSPIRING VIDEO:

In 1958, TILL
WE HAVE FACES
(C.S. Lewis) reminded us: "How can (they) meet us face to face till we
have faces?"
In 1998, ENEMIES gave faces to Holy Land Jews and Palestinians living side
by side in harmony.
United Colors of Benetton and Newsweek bravely published ENEMIES in 84
full-color pages of portraits and success stories of Muslims, Christians, and
Jews living, communicating, and working together.
In Tel Aviv, Hebron, and Jerusalem, through daily contact these citizens
overcame the barriers of fear, hatred, and racial and religious differences.